Faithful Champion (2018) Horse
About
Faithful Champion is a 7yo chestnut gelding trained by Paul Gardner, who works out of Alice Springs. He is by the stallion Pins out of the mare Miss Bling. To date, he has recorded three career wins. On 5 Mar 2024 at Wagga, Faithful Champion earned his most notable triumph, claiming the $27,000 Maiden Handicap.
Raced At
Alice Springs
• Darwin
• Katherine
• Wagga
• Albury
• Mornington
• Tatura
• Seymour
• Moonee Valley
• Sha Tin
• Happy ValleyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs 01-Nov-25 1400m GOOD R6 BM 76 Hcp (of $25,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.700, SP: 51.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 1st Altar Boy ( R C Vigar 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd The Girl's Boy ( I Luximon 55 ) 4.50L 3rd Flying Start ( D A Hirini 55 ) 6.30L 7th Faithful Champion ( L Maloney 55 , Cd 53 ) 23.20L See full results | L Maloney 55kg, Cd 53kg 23.20L | 7 (7) |
| Alice Springs 26-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R6 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $21,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.830, SP: 4.40 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st The Big Freeze ( D B Barton 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Vitesse Breeze ( P Denton 59 ) 3.00L 3rd Murrajong Road ( S Tsaikos 58 ) 3.20L 7th Faithful Champion ( R Vigar 56 ) 15.90L See full results | R Vigar 56kg 15.90L | 7 (7) |
| Alice Springs 11-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R5 Restricted 64 Hcp $3,195 (of $21,300) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.080, SP: 13.00 1st Frankfurt ( I Luximon 58.5 ) 2nd Super Sharp ( L Maloney 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.80L 3rd Faithful Champion ( D Barton 55 ) 4.07L See full results | D Barton 55kg 4.07L | 3 (8) |
| Alice Springs 05-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R4 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.630, SP: 12.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.770 1st Frankfurt ( I Luximon 59.5 ) 2nd Miracoli ( D A Hirini 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Prophesier ( S D Logan 58 ) 1.50L 4th Faithful Champion ( L Maloney 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.20L See full results | L Maloney 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 4.20L | 4 (7) |
| Alice Springs 22-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R6 Open Hcp (of $25,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.350, SP: 61.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360 1st Altar Boy ( P Denton 56 ) 2nd Kieffer ( J L Doyle 56 , Cd 54 ) 2.50L 3rd Flying Start ( D A Hirini 56 ) 3.50L 8th Faithful Champion ( L Maloney 56 , Cd 54 ) 22.10L See full results | L Maloney 56kg, Cd 54kg 22.10L | 8 (8) |
| Darwin 06-Sep-25 1600m GOOD R6 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.460, SP: 5.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st The Albion ( P J Shiers 55.5 ) 2nd Peerless Lad ( D B Barton 57.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Style And Grace ( J Booth 59 , Cd 56 ) 0.40L 7th Faithful Champion ( R Vigar 57.5 ) 9.00L See full results | R Vigar 57.5kg 9.00L | 7 (8) |
| Katherine 16-Aug-25 1700m GOOD R5 Restricted 64 Hcp (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.290, SP: 4.80 1st The Accelator ( P Denton 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Fierce Legend ( S Tsaikos 56 ) 1.80L 3rd Rebellious Hope ( W R Davis 55 ) 8.80L 4th Faithful Champion ( S Logan 55.5 ) 13.50L See full results | S Logan 55.5kg 13.50L | 4 (6) |
| Darwin 19-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R1 Restricted 66 Hcp (of $26,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.300, SP: 19.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.040 1st Eddy Street ( V A Arnott 60.5 ) 2nd Equal Balance ( J L Hampson 60 ) 0.20L 3rd Faberge Tzar ( K Sardelic 55.5 ) 1.70L 6th Faithful Champion ( P Shiers 55 ) 4.30L See full results | P Shiers 55kg 4.30L | 6 (10) |
| Darwin 12-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R6 Restricted 62 Hcp (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.970, SP: 31.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Unquestionably ( J J Lyon 59 ) 2nd Kieffer ( J Booth 56 , Cd 53 ) 1.00L 3rd Grinzinger Bishop ( J L Hampson 60 ) 1.20L 5th Faithful Champion ( P Shiers 57 ) 2.40L See full results | P Shiers 57kg 2.40L | 5 (11) |
| Darwin 21-Jun-25 1600m GOOD R6 Restricted 64 Hcp (of $21,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.770, SP: 10.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Iknowhatyouredoing ( J Booth 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Global Wonder ( A R Nicholls 60.5 ) 4.00L 3rd Marvelous Night ( J L Hampson 58.5 ) 4.20L 7th Faithful Champion ( S Logan 57 ) 21.00L See full results | S Logan 57kg 21.00L | 7 (7) |
| Darwin 14-Jun-25 1600m GOOD R6 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $20,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.530, SP: 12.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.770 1st Desert Mist ( A R Nicholls 60.5 ) 2nd Danger Man ( K Sardelic 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Step Forward ( W R Davis 56 ) 2.30L 4th Faithful Champion ( S Logan 60.5 ) 2.80L See full results | S Logan 60.5kg 2.80L | 4 (9) |
| Darwin 07-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R4 Restricted 64 Hcp (of $21,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.210, SP: 8.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Villa Seventynine ( H I L Blanc 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Zoumist ( P J Shiers 58 ) 1.80L 3rd Global Wonder ( A R Nicholls 60.5 ) 2.80L 6th Faithful Champion ( S Logan 58.5 ) 13.10L See full results | S Logan 58.5kg 13.10L | 6 (8) |
| Darwin 24-May-25 1300m GOOD R2 Restricted 64 Hcp (of $21,300) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 6.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Global Wonder ( K Sardelic 58.5 ) 2nd Villa Seventynine ( H I L Blanc 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Daniher ( W R Davis 60 ) 3.80L 4th Faithful Champion ( A Nicholls 59 ) 4.00L See full results | A Nicholls 59kg 4.00L | 4 (10) |
| Darwin 10-May-25 1300m GOOD R1 Restricted 58 Hcp $13,325 (of $20,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.450, SP: 5.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Faithful Champion ( A Nicholls 60 ) 2nd Field Of Praise ( A D Sweeney 55.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Point Loma ( J Todd 57 ) 2.30L See full results | A Nicholls 60 | 1 (9) |
| Alice Springs 20-Apr-25 1400m GOOD R7 Restricted 64 Hcp (of $21,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.360, SP: 4.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.330 1st Step Forward ( H L Blanc 55 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Princess Pancakes ( P Denton 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Beep Test ( W Cave 55 ) 2.10L 6th Faithful Champion ( S Tsaikos 58 ) 6.50L See full results | S Tsaikos 58kg 6.50L | 6 (7) |
| Alice Springs 05-Apr-25 1400m GOOD R5 BM 54 Hcp $3,450 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.890, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st The Final Word ( D A Hirini 60 ) 2nd Read ( S D Logan 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Faithful Champion ( S Tsaikos 61 ) 0.08L See full results | S Tsaikos 61kg 0.08L | 3 (12) |
| Alice Springs 22-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R6 Restricted 58 Hcp $3,450 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 8.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Taipan Tommy ( L Maloney 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Read ( S D Logan 58 ) 2.30L 3rd Faithful Champion ( S Tsaikos 61 ) 4.10L See full results | S Tsaikos 61kg 4.10L | 3 (12) |
| Alice Springs 08-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R6 Restricted 58 Hcp $3,900 (of $19,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.580, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st Isolyfe ( S D Logan 60 ) 2nd Faithful Champion ( S Tsaikos 61 ) 0.80L 3rd Step Forward ( D Gillett 55 , Cd 54 ) 2.30L See full results | S Tsaikos 61kg 0.80L | 2 (10) |
| Alice Springs 01-Mar-25 1200m GOOD R1 BM 54 Hcp (of $19,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.050, SP: 5.50 1st Quizzle ( B R Newport 61.5 ) 2nd Vitesse Breeze ( P Denton 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Il Don Cavallo ( S D Logan 58.5 ) 3.00L 10th Faithful Champion ( D Gillett 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 15.04L See full results | D Gillett 62kg, Cd 60.5kg 15.04L | 10 (10) |
| Alice Springs 15-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp (of $19,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.450, SP: 4.60 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 1st Cavendish ( H L Blanc 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Becquerel ( S Tsaikos 55 ) 4.30L 3rd Dr Venkman ( R C Vigar 55.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.70L 5th Faithful Champion ( D Gillett 60.5 , Cd 59 ) 5.91L See full results | D Gillett 60.5kg, Cd 59kg 5.91L | 5 (8) |
| Alice Springs 18-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $12,675 (of $19,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.060, SP: 3.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Faithful Champion ( D Gillett 58.5 ) 2nd Revolution Rising ( L Maloney 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.50L 3rd Prancingintherain ( P Denton 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.00L See full results | D Gillett 58.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Alice Springs 05-Jan-25 1100m GOOD R4 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $19,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.090, SP: 5.50 1st Hellivit ( J Todd 59.5 ) 2nd Hell Fire Miss ( S D Logan 58 ) 2.00L 3rd Bold Tropic ( H L Blanc 61 , Cd 59 ) 3.00L 4th Faithful Champion ( D Gillett 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 5.20L See full results | D Gillett 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 5.20L | 4 (8) |
| Darwin 19-Oct-24 1000m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $3,900 (of $19,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.790, SP: 5.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Rebellious Hope ( A Sweeney 55 ) 2nd Faithful Champion ( H L Blanc 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Polarising ( S D Logan 59 ) 1.30L See full results | H L Blanc 59kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Wagga 05-Mar-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.610, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Faithful Champion ( J Duffy 57.5 ) 2nd Prince Of Wales ( D Beasley 59.5 ) 0.23L 3rd Sydney Gal ( R Bensley 56 ) 1.36L See full results | J Duffy 57.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Albury 18-Feb-24 1000m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Hcp $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.990, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Telephone ( B Mcdougall 58.5 ) 2nd Wal's Angels ( N Heywood 58.5 ) 0.11L 3rd Finn's The Icon ( Q Krogh 59 ) 2.14L 8th Faithful Champion ( D Beasley 58 ) 3.72L See full results | D Beasley 58kg 3.72L | 8 (14) |
| Albury 01-Feb-24 1175m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.500, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Positive Smile ( J Duffy 58.5 ) 2nd Faithful Champion ( D Beasley 58 ) 1.48L 3rd Washington ( E Ly 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.90L See full results | D Beasley 58kg 1.48L | 2 (10) |
| Mornington 21-Jan-24 1200m GOOD 4 R3 4YO+ Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.560, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Brooklyn Baby ( C G Gaudray 57.5 ) 2nd Skywriter ( M J Dee 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Field Of Mars ( J Childs 59.5 ) 1.60L 8th Faithful Champion ( M Cartwright 59.5 ) 8.10L See full results | M Cartwright 59.5kg 8.10L | 8 (9) |
| Tatura 10-Jan-24 1100m HEAVY 8 R6 MDN-CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 01:08.590 1st Faithful Champion ( T Johnson ) 2nd Dougal Mckeen ( N Farley ) 2.50L 3rd Nothingelsematters ( C P Murtagh ) 4.75L | T Johnson | 1 (6) |
| Seymour 21-Dec-23 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380 1st Coronation Ally ( T J Bull 57.5 ) 2nd Inez ( J Childs 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Gala Diamond ( R J Hurdle 59.5 ) 2.20L 5th Faithful Champion ( D Stackhouse 59.5 ) 3.55L See full results | D Stackhouse 59.5kg 3.55L | 5 (13) |
| Moonee Valley 01-Dec-23 1200m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.140, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st New Hampshire ( J Childs 59.5 ) 2nd Lady Of Savoy ( B Mertens 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Princess Pia ( D Bates 56 ) 0.30L 10th Faithful Champion ( M Dee 59.5 ) 5.60L See full results | M Dee 59.5kg 5.60L | 10 (11) |
| Sha Tin 15-Jan-23 1200m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $1,080,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 161.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.080 1st Fun Together ( C L Chau 57 ) 2nd Victory Scholars ( A Chung 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Universal Horizon ( C Y Ho 61 ) 0.30L 13th Faithful Champion ( A Hamelin 58 ) 16.30L See full results | A Hamelin 58kg 16.30L | 13 (14) |
| Happy Valley 28-Dec-22 1200m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp (of $1,080,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.670, SP: 94.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.480 1st Rattan Kingdom ( Z Purton 58 ) 2nd Harmony N Home ( K Teetan 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Jingliang ( C L Chau 53.5 ) 2.30L 11th Faithful Champion ( L Ferraris 57.5 ) 9.30L See full results | L Ferraris 57.5kg 9.30L | 11 (12) |
| Sha Tin 29-Nov-22 1050m SYNTHETIC R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.080, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.400 1st Sixth Generation ( Z Purton 0 ) 2nd Beat Hollow ( K C Leung 0 ) 0.50L 3rd Rattan World ( S D Sousa 0 ) 2.50L 4th Faithful Champion ( L Ferraris 0 ) 4.30L | L Ferraris 0 4.30L | 4 (5) |
| Sha Tin 18-Oct-22 1050m SYNTHETIC R12 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:01.910, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Light Of Wanshi ( Z Purton 0 ) 2nd Seizing The Moment ( A Badel 0 ) 0.30L 3rd Asian One ( R Maia 0 ) 1.80L 7th Faithful Champion ( L Ferraris 0 ) 3.30L | L Ferraris 0 3.30L | 7 (12) |
| Sha Tin 30-Sep-22 1050m SYNTHETIC R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.590, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Compulsory ( S D Sousa 0 ) 2nd Le Plus Vite ( L Hewitson 0 ) 2.80L 3rd Super Kingdom ( R Maia 0 ) 2.90L 8th Faithful Champion ( A Chung 0 ) 16.00L | A Chung 0 16.00L | 8 (9) |
| Happy Valley 17-Sep-22 1000m GOOD 3 R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.770, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Heroic Master ( K C Leung 0 ) 2nd Daring Pursuit ( J Moreira 0 ) 0.30L 3rd Starfire Gems ( Z Purton 0 ) 1.10L 8th Faithful Champion ( A Chung 0 ) 3.80L | A Chung 0 3.80L | 8 |
| Sha Tin 03-Sep-22 1000m GOOD R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.490, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:24.100 1st Victor The Winner ( M F Poon 0 ) 2nd President's Choice ( K Teetan 0 ) 1.00L 3rd California Vanes ( Z Purton 0 ) 1.30L 10th Faithful Champion ( A Chung 0 ) 7.30L | A Chung 0 7.30L | 10 (11) |
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